Thu
May 20
2010
St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Omaha sent nine members to Nicaragua April 14-18 to take part in a vision trip.
The mission was to share Christ’s love with Nicaragua’s poorest people by partnering with The Rainbow Network to help the vastly impoverished portions of the country with healthcare, education, economic development and housing.
Tue
Apr 20
2010
It started when a magazine article caught the eye of Pastor Chip Borgstadt.
He shared the idea with St. Mark’s Sunday School director, Sharon Josoff. She took the idea to her circle group and then asked other members if they would like to help. Then she took the idea to the Sunday School classes seeking participation from younger members.
The idea was to take pillow cases and sew dresses for young girls in Haiti living in the aftermath of January’s catastrophic earthquake.Josoff says she “couldn’t sew a stitch, but that wouldn’t deter her.” Prayers were offered that enough materials would be donated to make 25 dresses. But God’s abundance was great.
Tue
Apr 20
2010
This church has been remarkably faithful during a year of economic challenges. In 2009, the number of individual gifts to World Hunger rose 30 percent, with significant growth in total giving through ELCA Good Gifts and God’s Global Barnyard. In total, your gifts put over $19 million to work for poor and hungry people during 2009.
